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The International Society of Hypertension (ISH) is pleased to call for nominations for the following awards. These will be presented on the occasion of the 27th Scientific Meeting of the ISH (Hypertension Beijing 2018), which will be held in Beijing, China from 20th to 23rd September 2018 (www.ish2018.org).

Dr Azahar is a lecturer at the Department of Medical Laboratory Technology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Bertam, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia. Find out about his career aspirations, how he became engaged with the ISH and much more.

We invite participants (in particular new investigators) of the Hypertension Beijing 2018 meeting (the 27th Scientific Meeting of the International Society of Hypertension) to attend the ISH Mentorship and New Investigator Programme taking place on 20th September at the Bird’s Nest, Beijing Olympic venue.

Umeå University, Sweden (34,000 students and 4,300 employees) has recently awarded Professor Lars H Lindholm its most prestigious award, the gold medal of merit, for "his outstanding work in research and research education over very many years". This is a singular honour as the gold medal has only been awarded twice during this century.

Japanese Hypertension Society set up light-up events around World Hypertension Day 2013. Eight landmarks in six areas were lit up with red as a symbol of arterial blood and blue for venous blood. To add to this they organised public blood pressure measurement sessions and meetings for continual medical education.

Read on to find out more about Katrina Binger; ISH November New Investigator of the Month. Katrina is currently working at the Experimental and Clinical Research Center, Max-Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, Berlin, Germany.